In today’s world, amid various challenges facing animal welfare, animal organizations stand out as essential players dedicated to protecting and advocating for animals. Their efforts are vital in ensuring that…
Day: April 16, 2024
Strep throat: How contagious is it?
Atalie Lim, MD, pediatrician with Dignity Health Medical Group — Inland Empire, shares how easily strep throat can spread, and how to minimize your risks of catching the bacterial infection.
Commentary: This license plate will strengthen solar’s social license in Minnesota
The following commentary was written by Arlo Hark of Cannon Valley Graziers in Minnesota. See our commentary guidelines for more information. In 2016, a coalition of energy, agriculture, and conservation organizations worked…
The U.K. to Vote on the World’s Only Generational Smoking Ban
The U.K. House of Commons will vote Tuesday on the “The Tobacco and Vapes Bill” that would make it illegal for anyone born in 2009 or beyond to buy tobacco…
Breaking meows: you could win over $85,000 in the Ontario SPCA’s 50/50 Lottery
Stouffville, ON (April 16, 2024) – Imagine what you could do with more than $85,000 if you’re the lucky winner of the Ontario SPCA Spring Draws for Paws 50/50 Lottery!…
Key tips to stop dogs from destructive chewing
Does your dog chew on things they shouldn’t? You’re not alone. This is a very common issue for pet parents. Reasons dogs chew Your dog chews on objects to…
Ozempic Hurts the Fight Against Eating Disorders
It’s impossible to escape the soaring popularity of Ozempic and similar drugs these days—daily headlines, celebrity “success” stories, and apparent ease in procuring prescriptions (even Costco sells them now) abound.…
Illinois gives $1.6 million boost to justice-focused community solar projects
Thanks to a new infusion of state funding, three projects benefiting traditionally under-resourced Black, Brown and Indigenous communities in the greater Chicago area have taken one important step closer to…
And Now For Something Completely Different
By KIM BELLARD The most interesting story I read in the past week doesn’t come from the more usual worlds of health and/or technology, but from sports. It’s not even…
‘Like a pub without beer’: Govt’s new enviro protection agency must be backed by nature law overhaul
SYDNEY, Tuesday 16 April 2024 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has called on the federal government to urgently back up the establishment of the new environmental protection agency, Environment Protection Australia…